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And here's some of the models I'm trying to get fixed before the 18th of april :

More MegaNobz - here with a simulation of their propaganda posters (alternative bliss poles):



An orkish "T34" (counts as a Trukk with a Rocket Launcher).





And some old school Rhinos who have been pressed into service as BMP-1's (count as trukks with rocket launchers) :



Here you can see that I always work with a very random and blotchy undercoat.
This adds to the effect





This time, something funny happened though :



In some places, the paint even flakes off till the bare plastic appears...


Never seen this happen before. Is it the spray can? the paint? the weather conditions? ...

I've seen this same effect when I apply the spray too close and too thick. The only solution I have for it is to strip it back to bare plastic and start over.

Your screamers are beautifully painted. I have no solution for your crackled paint, but it may have something to do with an oily residue sometimes present on model parts. I always soak old model kit parts in warm soapy water for an hour before I do anything with them just in case.

Thanks SJM, Warboss_Waaazag, Peredyne

Well, I tried painting over the models (and cracks) yesterday and...
there's no problem

The cracks are in fact just the paint which has somewhat stretched - i guess due to some low temperatures -
showing the black undercoat.
It doesn't entirely disappear, but it's nowhere near the mountain range it appears to be on the photo.

Phew...

Just dropped by to gawk at your new Ork awesomeness. And thanks for the compliment over the Genswick.

@40kFSU: Thanks. And you're welcome

Been really busy to get my army finished for the tournament.
Decided it was time to also update / add more interest to some of the painted models in my collection.

But first some stuff that received some paint.
They still need finishing (powders, some touching up...), but I really like them.

I love the old rhinos and the T34. Guess I'll be making more...
If I find the necessary models

T34:





BMP-1 (Rhino):





Updating the old trukks:
headlights (no OSL), some more oxidation, orange, ...
still need some details to hide the missing headlights, etc.





Updating the look&feel of the boys...
This was somewhat the standard:



OK-ish from a distance, but could be better.

so I tried this style.
Hope you like, I know I do...






and started pimping the bombsquigs...

This is awesome! I love the Soviet look.

By the way, for those Trukks, the mud would be sprayed up over the panels behind the wheels in a sort of curve. I've seen it on our pickup.

I'm a big fan of all of this! Enough comedy to be entertaining, not enough to detach me from the setting. I'm also in love with your ork skin tone. It's fantastic!

Keep up the great work!

Cheers
Rawson

WOW!!!

Just WOW!!

Those orks are fantastic!!

Those trucks are beautiful.

Phew, finally gotten back.

Sorry y'all for having to wait so long for a visit or an update.


Thanks for all the kind comments - much appreciated

So, a couple of weeks ago, I attended a little tournament (1,5k with around 30 attendants).
Mainly to great some old friends, but I couldn't resist giving the army a little overhaul and adding some new stuff to it.

Painting has proven to be quite a burden - my eyesight is vastly degrading it seems.
Sore eyes, an inability to focus for longer then 10 minutes, etc.
Apparantly, it's something I'll have to learn how to live with


But I DID get the army done, so without further ado:

the warboss & retinue



the warboss



meganobs



detail of transport's weapons



more meganobs



their ride





tankbustaz



a tankbusta (showing his updated paint scheme)



tankbusta ride (T-34)



closeup



Hope you like.

More to come

More fantastic stuff!! No way are those big boyz fitting in that Rhino

@ SJM - Thanks for the compliment ! Though it's hard to beat the stuff you're doing

No, the big guys don't fit in, so I've added some handholds/rails to the side.
Makes drive-by klaw attacks also more likely

Here's some more stuff I finally "finished" :

First : some Ork Cybork Bikers




They've had a little update - some more bluish lenses, some difference in the metals, a brighter skin, ...

Here's some regular Bikers :



I kinda like the quick winter themed scarf :



Then on to some basic (and "boring") stuff - trukkboyz !





these too received some variations in the metal, blue lenses where needed, brighter skin, etc.
also, finally picked a colour for the eyes
Also like the additional colour on the trucks

here's a "new" boy



and his previous incarnation



And finally added some artillery...

Lobbas !



with a Grot-painted "bear"



These boys started out as buggies with rockets, but I thought they would make fitting Katyusha's


Same goes for my leftover dread / kan.
I thought of using them as quad cannons, but now they serve as traktor kannon.



And to round of the artillery : kannons.
These are from Kromlech.



To finish this lengthy post some pictures of the krew.
Some got damaged in transit, so I'll need to do some touching up.
Still - Hope you like.

Great looking army. I love the weather-beaten look of your vehicles.

Every update is just full of new and creative creations on top of that the continues paint scheme really pulls it all together.

This has to be one of the coolest Ork armies around and it keeps growing

Love the way you reuse kits and give them anew life that only is worth the look, truly great work and keep it coming

Pretty awesome man. I've been seeing this army pop up here for awhile and always thought the soviet winter theme was cool. The t34 is about the coolest conversion ever.

Actually looks like a t34/76.

Your work is amazing. Full of creativity and a unique style. The thing I am most impressed with is your speed. You post new stuff so frequently, it is amazing. You get more done in a week than I do in a month!

I absolutely love the heavy weathering on the trukks and other vehicles.

Thanks for the great inspiration.

I also would love to know what models those hummer-type trukks started as. Thanks.

Ouch - been away a bit for too long.


Thanks guys for the comments.


@ The Riddle of Steel : well, the hummers started out as ... hummers.

I found a local model shop which sold these for €10/piece.

So I bought a regular one and two I.E.D. Gun Trucks.
(Would have loved three of these Gun Trucks, but he only had 2).

They're from Academy and I think they're great value for money (they even have rubber tyres)
http://www.academy.co.kr/eng/1p/1p_plaview.asp?pView=PLA0000003&pCode=527&pScale=SCALE00001

Hope this helps.

Another update coming soon.
Time to get an overview of the orky stuff that needs to be done and I've been putting on the back burner.


Hope that placing it here may help me get back into it...

Thanks for sharing the link. I had never heard if Academy, but it looks like that gun truck would be perfect for konverting.

Wow, has it been that long?

Well, the Orks have been put on the back burner for now.
Not that I haven't been busy with them - just nothing finished.

Took stock of the stuff I had lying around...
and, well, it's still a lot that needs finishing.

But I got sidetracked - helping a friend getting his daemon army painted and
finally persuaded myself that the Mechanicum (-cus?) has some really neat models.


Pics to come.

But here are some chaos-y pics for your entertainment.
Hope y'all like

The pale white skin combined with the yellow tones works really well on the maggoth lord. It looks suitably sick and disgusting!

Thank you, Lindstrom

Heres some new stuff I'm working on - only have 4 evenings to finish them...

The Box of Doom :


The Beast :


Refurbishing some "Meganobz" :


And some distractions I've gotten myself into...

Such as the start of a Grey Knight Force :


and the start of a Mechanicum War Convocation :



Quite happy with how the lens/vision-thing turned out on the bot.
I still need to add something fun to it. Maybe a "Mama"-tattoo?

The other bot I'm still pondering about. A chibi / pokémon / tamaguchi-"face" (in green) or something like an old computer game? Pong? Space Invaders?

Excellent work, sir. I have been enjoying your conversions for a while. Glad to see you're still at it.

 Greldinard wrote:



Quite happy with how the lens/vision-thing turned out on the bot.
I still need to add something fun to it. Maybe a "Mama"-tattoo?

The other bot I'm still pondering about. A chibi / pokémon / tamaguchi-"face" (in green) or something like an old computer game? Pong? Space Invaders?

I love the lens details on this bot. Adding a tiny little arcade game would be hilarious. Space Invaders would be great, or maybe Tetris?

Thank you, Cleatus

Still alive and kicking, though my modelling/painting is either in hypermode or in a state of rebooting


Would prefer some more regularity...

... for this thread is bright and full of win...

Your style really lends itself to that chaos model.

good stuff

Ahaha, Pong would be brilliant on those visors.

But great stuff, man, flavourful and brilliantly executed.

Thanks for the kind words, guys

On a different note : I attended a tournament last weekend...

Here's the army :



My first opponent - a Wraith-heavy Cron army.
I killed em all (without loosing a single meganob), but lost on objectives as they kept me locked for 4 turns
:(



So : loosing 15 - 5

My second opponent played Blood Angels with Space Marine Bikers and a Librarium Conclave.
And Dante.

Probably the smallest and toughest army I ever played against.
Full of 2+ armour saves, 3+ invulnerables, rerolls, feel no pain, invisibility...

So I went all or nothing, charged him with my entire army, took quite some casualties...
and wiped him of the table in turn 3.



Woohoo : 20 - 0 win!

My final opponent : Necrons again.

Just look at the picture : how much more can you cram in a single building ?



It was a tough fight, but in the end I won.
14 - 6.

Great!

I ended up 6th overall (out of 20) and was quite pleased with that.

Untill the judge gave me a call, telling me something was in store for me...

I bagged the "Best Painted Award" and a hefty gift voucher !

Congrats on a good finish and the award. Well deserved